According to a new US study, a vapoteur could double his risk of heart attack compared to a non-smoker. More seriously, in an electronic cigarette user who is also a smoker, the risk would be close to 5 times greater.
VAPOTAGE STILL LESS RISK THAN TOBACCO!
Conducted by a team from UC San Francisco in collaboration with researchers from George Washington University, this large-scale study is based on statistics from “ National Health Interview Surveys“, Questionnaires sent to 69.725 people between 2014 and 2016.
By ruling out factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol, the researchers observed that daily e-cigarette use was linked to a significantly higher risk - almost doubled - than in non-smokers. . That posed by conventional cigarettes being 3 times higher.
The combined use of the two types of cigarettes (vaporizers) would further increase this risk (five times that incurred by non-smokers). In addition, the occasional use of the e-cigarette, which was thought to be harmless, would also create a risk.
« The promotion of e-cigarettes often presents them as helping to quit smoking. However, in many cases, they actually complicate stopping and many people end up using both types of cigarettes.“, Explains the lead author of the study Stanton Glantz. He adds : " This new study shows that the risks are actually cumulative. Someone who continues to smoke every day while using vapers faces a five-fold risk of heart attack"
« The good news is that your risk of heart attack drops immediately after you quit smoking“, He adds. " Our study also shows that former smokers of electronic cigarettes are at low risk"
In conclusion, the results of this study indicate that vaping remains a tool for reducing the risks of smoking. If it's better not to smoke, it's safer to smoke than to smoke. On the other hand, hybrid consumption (tobacco and electronic cigarettes) is problematic and seems to increase risks significantly.
Source : Ladepeche.fr
